Spies Attack White House Secrecy by Noah Shachtman, Wired News, October 16. "There's a 'total meltdown' in America's intelligence services -- and the Bush administration's penchant for secrecy is one of the major reasons why, current and former top U.S. spooks charged Tuesday."

Statement from the 9-11 Commission, October 15. "We have voted to issue a subpoena to the FAA for the documents we have already requested.... The Commission will continue to evaluate whether it will be necessary to ask the Congress to extend the statutory deadline."

Senators Criticize White House Leak Investigation, letter to President Bush, October 9. "We write to express our continuing concerns regarding the manner in which your Administration is conducting the investigation into the apparently criminal leaking of a covert CIA operative's identity."

Experts See Delay Tactic in CIA Leak Case by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press, October 8. "The White House began shipping documents to the FBI for its CIA leak investigation after screening the material, a concern for some constitutional experts who say that gives the Bush administration room to withhold information."

Last casualty of war? by Alex Massie, Scotsman on Sunday, October 5. "Politicians loathe leaks that prove hostile to their interests but routinely leak selected information to favoured journalists to help get their message out and cast their policies in a favourable light."

Novak unlikely to do time, and vows not to give up source by Abdon M. Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times, October 1. "Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak is unlikely to spend time behind bars for printing the name of a CIA employee -- and whoever it was who leaked him the name is also unlikely to do jail time, legal experts predicted."